April 20, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa, Hambantota and Mullaittivu districts during the afternoon or night, with fairly heavy falls about 50 mm being likely to occur at some places in these areas, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather forecast today (20).
Showers may occur in Western province and in Galle, Matara and Puttalam districts in the morning.
The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimise damages caused by temporary localised strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the morning.
Marine Weather:
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo and Galle. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be (25-35)kmph. Wind speed can increase up to (45-50) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas off the coasts extending fromPuttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil can be fairly rough at times. Temporarily strong gusty winds and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers. |
